Razor-strop



L F. WORTH. RA-ZOR sTrwP. APPLICATIGN FIL ED SEPT. 13, I920.

Patented Sept. 20,1921.

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ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES LEO F. WORTH, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

RAZOR-STROP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

Application filed September 13, 1920. Serial No. 410,046.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LEO F. WORTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor-Strops, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to razor strops and has for its object to provide a device of this character adapted to be attached to the hand and to extend transversely around the hand and have its main body portion disposed in the palm of the hand, thereby allowing the strop portion disposed in the palm of the hand to be flexed slightly outwardly during a razor stropping operation incident to a slight closing of the hand, by the engagement of the hand with the marginal edges of the strop.

A further object is to provide the ends of the strop with snap fasteners whereby it can be adjusted to different widths of hands. Also to form the strop wider centrally so that by a slight closing of the hand, the strop may be rigidly held on the hand.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the strop.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the strop.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the strop attached to the hand. V

'Beferring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a strop formed from leather or other material, which strop is wider centrally than at its ends 2, said strop gradu-' ally tapering off from its central point 3 to its ends 2. One of the ends 2 is provided with a female snap member 4, which snap member receives one of the male snap members 5 carried by the other end 2 when the strop is passed around the hand 6 and the wide central portion of the strop disposed in registration with the palm 7 of the hand. By so disposing the wide central portion of the strop it will be seen that a maximum I stropping surface is provided in the direction of the arrow a, and at the same time the angled corner 9 is positioned between the second and third finger of the operators hand, while the angle point 10 is positioned so that it will be adjacent the muscle 11 of the thumb. By so positioning the points 9 and 10, it will be seen that the strop may be variably flexed outwardly during a stropping operation in the direction of the arrow a so that a uniform sharpening of the razor may be accomplished. If the sharpening is in the direction of the. arrow 6, it will be seen that this flexing action may take place to put a keener edge on the razor blade centrally of the blade, which portion of the blade is generally duller than the portions adjacent its ends. I

The strop is particularly adapted for sharpening safety razor blades, which may be held in a holder. However, it is to be understood that the same may be used for sharpening straight blade razors, which would obviate the danger incident to the common practice of putting a finishing edge on a razor by rubbing the same over the palm of the hand.

From the above it will be seen that a razor strop is provided which may be easily and quickly attached to the hand, and one wherein the strop may be flexed longitudinally during a stropping operation.

The invention having been set forth what 'is claimed as new and useful is A razor strop comprising an elongated member formed from flexible stropping material and adapted'to encircle the palm of the hand, said member being wider at its central point than at its ends and gradually tapering in width toward its ends, said strop being adapted to encircle the hand and have its wide portion centrally disposed within the palm of the hand, the forward edge of the palm registering portion of the strop terminating adjacent the inner joints of the fingers and the rear edge of the strop terminating forwardly of the inner thumb joint, thereby allowing the strop to be flexed outwardly longitudinally incident to partial closing of the fingers of the hand.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LEO WORTH. 

